Still no signs of private sector involvement in management of DTCs

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Health Minister John Hutton has announced the next wave of diagnostic and treatment centres (DTCs) due to come on...

Groupama launches cashplan programme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2002Groupama Insurance has entered into the health cash plan market with the launch of a new cash plan/health...

Oasis Dental Care appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2002Oasis Healthcare has announced the appointment of Simon Shepherd as operations director of Oasis Dental Care Ltd, one of...

Minister claims waiting times are falling across the board

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Health Minister John Hutton said that figures released in June were further evidence that waiting times were falling across...

EU directive on overseas staff raises concern

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Health and social care organisations have joined forces in protest against a draft European Union (EU) directive concerning the...

Employee wellbeing scheme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2002Legal & General has launched a new employee wellbeing scheme for corporate subscribers. The Steps to Health programme...

BUPA head of brand management

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2002BUPA has appointed Harriet de Swiet as head of brand management. De Swiet worked for Unilever and British Airways...

NHS fails to meet call handling targets

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Callers to NHS Direct are still waiting too long to speak to a nurse, despite the scheme's successful introduction...

High secure hospitals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (15 July 2002: Column 124W) how many patients have moved from...

HSF cash plans for Jersey

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2002Health cash plan provider the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) has chosen Jersey-based insurance broker George Tindall Insurance Services...